Twitter Celebrates Barack Obama’s Birthday While Shading Trump

Happy birthday, Barack Obama: The former U.S. president turns 57 today. And while he has been enjoying his time off since ending his time in the Oval Office—taking in a recent Beyoncé concert via a dance fest with wife Michelle Obama, for instance—Twitter took the occasion to recall some of his best moments as a world leader. Notable mentions include tweets from BFF and former Vice President Joe Biden, who wrote, “Our lunches together were a highlight of every week at the White House. Last week’s trip to @DogTagBakery was no different. Happy birthday to my brother, my friend, @BarackObama.” Michelle also shared an image of Barack against a vast landscape, writing, “The view is always better with you.”

Among the birthday messages, though, many on Twitter took the opportunity to throw shade at current President Donald Trump. The overwhelming enthusiasm for Obama’s birthday resulted in many trending hashtags, the significance of which was not lost on Twitter users: “#ObamaDay is currently trending at number one on Twitter,” wrote Andy Lassner. “Totally normal for a country to miss a former president so much that he still kicks your ass two years out of office.”

Below, see some of his best birthday tweets—and Trump digs—on Twitter.